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Executive and Legislative documents laid before the General Assembly of North-Carolina [1870; 1871]

Document No. 29.] Sess. 1S70-'71.
Ordered to le Printed.
.James H. Moore, State Printer and Binder.
REPORT OF i^PtOFESSOR W. C. KERR, STATE
GEOLOGIST.
To the Ilonot'ahlc tJie House of Heprefientatlvef^,
of North Cdi'olina.
Gentlemen :—In accordance with a resolution of your lion-orable
body, asking information of the State Geologist as to
" what duties have been performed by him," •' what public
monies expended on account of the office of State Geoligist
during his term," and " what clerks, pages and servants have
been employed, and at what price per week :" the following
statement is respectfully submitted.
The Act of Assembly of 1852 (Rev. Code, p. 59) establishing
the survey narrowly prescribes the duties of the office of State
Geologist, as follows, in brief enumeration, viz : to examine
and survey every county and section of the State and to
ascertain its different geological formations, minerals, soils,
productions and resources, and all other facts connected
with the subjects of geology, mineralogy, botany and agricul-ture
which may tend to a full development ot the resources ot
the State ; to employ such assistants as may be necessary, and
to report the i-esults of the survey from time to time to the
legislature through the Governor; appropriates $5,000 (five
thousand dollars) a year for the expenses of tlie work, and
directs that it l)e executed undei- the supervision of the 'Gov--
ernor and Literarv Board.

Document No. 29.] Sess. 1S70-'71.
Ordered to le Printed.
.James H. Moore, State Printer and Binder.
REPORT OF i^PtOFESSOR W. C. KERR, STATE
GEOLOGIST.
To the Ilonot'ahlc tJie House of Heprefientatlvef^,
of North Cdi'olina.
Gentlemen :—In accordance with a resolution of your lion-orable
body, asking information of the State Geologist as to
" what duties have been performed by him," •' what public
monies expended on account of the office of State Geoligist
during his term," and " what clerks, pages and servants have
been employed, and at what price per week :" the following
statement is respectfully submitted.
The Act of Assembly of 1852 (Rev. Code, p. 59) establishing
the survey narrowly prescribes the duties of the office of State
Geologist, as follows, in brief enumeration, viz : to examine
and survey every county and section of the State and to
ascertain its different geological formations, minerals, soils,
productions and resources, and all other facts connected
with the subjects of geology, mineralogy, botany and agricul-ture
which may tend to a full development ot the resources ot
the State ; to employ such assistants as may be necessary, and
to report the i-esults of the survey from time to time to the
legislature through the Governor; appropriates $5,000 (five
thousand dollars) a year for the expenses of tlie work, and
directs that it l)e executed undei- the supervision of the 'Gov--
ernor and Literarv Board.